Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-09
IOWA NEBRASKA AND DAKOTA.

IOWA NEBRASKA AND DAKOTA.
W. Williams, treasurer OF Jerauld coun-
tv, Dakota, is reported missing. His ac.
counts are short IS, 900. He has been gone q
week.
AsWatertown, Dakota special says: A
most exciting meeting OF the Codington
county bar occurred In this city last night.
1t was called for the e xpress purpose OF In
dorsing Judge Spencer and to censure a local
newspaper for crlticising the judge Gin mat
tiers for which the Huronite has been cited to
appear and answer for contempt OF court.
The Judge has purchased property here and
designs residing here, 1t is said. SO the
''local racket is worked in his faver, led by
Col. Sheafe, OF the Domestic Land Office, and
the attorneys whose demurrers to indictments
he sustained at the last term Of court. The
chairman Of the bar association declared SEINE
resolutions indorsing the judge carried IN 4
viva voice vote, but upon a division OF the
house being called for refused to entertain
the nsotlen. The truth is that the matter had
been worked up for the Judge 90 that At the
las, nights session Of the bar association 1t
was about equally divided. But notwith-
standing the anxiety Of many to have the
Judge become q citizen OF this city, build a
fine house, hold court In chambers here and
thus give the hotels more business, ETC., the
sentiment 10 decidedly against his rulings.
RAPID HIS STEP
Amos Miller, aged 6, was arrested last
night for committing rape on his step
daughter, IL years of age. The girl had faint
ing tt., but will survive the injuries. Miller
Is now in jail.
The Iowa Jobbers and Manufacturers asso.
ISOLATION, In convention at Dubuque Wednes-
day, adopted a resolution protesting against
discrimination against Iowa business men
and asked the state railroad commissioners to
take steps to enforce the same; also against
increased mileage, and asking the Legislature
to establish a uniform passenger rate Of 2
cents; also to secure a construction of the in
t~er-state law, and IN favor OF the Hennepin
canal. The rev officers are President, w.
II. Torbert. of Dubuque; secretary, w. W.
Ainsw orth, of Des Moines.
Lincoln Nebraska Special: Under the new
law, Which, ldhtS thINl ouN ~ lio bOaah VA
railway transportation was organized at an
informal meeting of the various state officers
Wednesday, and the following are the mem.
bers Of the new board: Judge o. p. Mason,
of Dincoln j. II. Aver, OF Ord, and Hon. w
s. Munger, Of Fremont The first two were
members OF the old commission. Mr.. Munger
is the democratic member. as provided by the
new law. He is a prominent lawyer OF the
state, and was conspicuous here last winter
as a candidate for the United States senate.
A double elopement came to light at Omaha
Wednesday by the arrival Of an Iowa sheriff.
The facts Of the story are that two young
men, each accompanied by young women, ar
rived at the depot Friday evening on a DUN
my train from Council Bluffs, and engaged
two rooms at a small hotel near by. The hotel
Is one where no register Is kept, and conse-
q%uently the couples were not required to
register. They gave their names as Gus Sill
man and wife and Charles Riley and wife, and
the hotel people supposed them to be A bridal
party. They remained quietly at the hotel
to day when Sheriff Brummond, Of Hancock
| county, Iowa, arrived and made announce
ment that the young people had eloped from
Corwith, Iowa; also that the supposed Mrs.
SillInan was Riley's sister, and Mrs. Riley
was Sillman's sister, and that Miss Sillman
was only IA years old. He did not think they
were married, end when q lestioned the girls
acknowledged that the young men had gone
| after licenses. The sheriff said he only had
o,dora 20 toEo Niss Qillroap bank with him
| and would not interfere with the ether couple
They were accordingly married, and the other
Young woman left with the sheriff on the next
train.
The passengers on the Union Pacific overt
| land train which arrived at Omaha Wednes-
day morning witnessed a thrilling scene Tues
day morning near Pine Bluffs station, west OF
| Sidney. A herd Of several thousand cattle,
ranging north Of the track, moving south,
were excited by a thunder storm and became
| almost manageable. While the train was
approaching a thunderbolt descended in the
midst of the herd and killed three OF the ami
mails. This stampeded the herd, and though
a score of cowboys stfove TO head them oil,
the frightened mass rushed forward, strug,
Cling across the track in the path oil the train.
Involuntary the engineer set the brakes, but
realizing that he would ditch his train II be
ran slowly, be took off the brakes, threw the
hrottle wide open and plunged into the herd
at the rate Of fifty five miles an hour. a
passenger who described the scene says Tn,
steers flew in the air 10 all directions as tho
engine struck them, and some struck the
roofs OF the passenger cars in their descent
The train passed through the living drift II
safety. When 1t backed up to see IL any OF
the cattle were hurt, ffty-seven dead steers
were counted.